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Giuseppe De Santis

Giuseppe De Santis

ActorWriterDirectorProducerDirecting Feb 11 (died age 80) Fondi, Lazio, Italy 1944–2023 (79 year career)
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Biography

Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform. In 1942, De Santis collaborated on the script for Ossessione, Luchino Visconti's debut film, which is usually considered one of the first neo-realist films. His third film Bitter Rice (1950), the story of a young woman working in the rice fields who must choose between…

Known For

Ossessione
Film

Ossessione

Assistant Director
Bitter Rice
Film

Bitter Rice

Director
Rome 11:00
Film

Rome 11:00

Director
The Visitor
Film

The Visitor

Story
Attack and Retreat
Film

Attack and Retreat

Director
Days of Love
Film

Days of Love

Director
Days of Glory
Film

Days of Glory

Director
Under the Olive Tree
Film

Under the Olive Tree

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Filmography